The latest news across UAEM regions.

Johns Hopkins News-Letter: The FDA needs to enforce clinical transparency
North America Justin Mendoza North America Justin Mendoza

Johns Hopkins News-Letter: The FDA needs to enforce clinical transparency

Growing up, we thought the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) was the gold standard for drug regulation and new medical treatments. However, recently, we’ve realized otherwise.

Amid increasing distrust of scientific institutions, a 2021 study by the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health found that, when it comes to public health, nearly half of Americans don’t trust institutions such as the FDA, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). While this study documented low levels of public trust in governmental health organizations during the pandemic, skepticism in the time of COVID-19 was influenced by preexisting distrust of public health recommendations.

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Media Advisory: U15 gets a “D”
North America Justin Mendoza North America Justin Mendoza

Media Advisory: U15 gets a “D”

Universities Allied for Essential Medicines (UAEM) is releasing its follow-up to the 2017 Canadian University Report Card: Global Equity in Biomedical Research on May 1st, the new, 2023 Canadian University Report Card: Global Equity in Biomedical Research. This report card analyzes the Canadian U15 universities’ biomedical research and development (R&D) policies, practices, and performance through the lens of university policies, practices, and performance effects on health across the globe.

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FDA Has Neglected Clinical Trial Transparency — Plus $45 Billion in Fines
North America Justin Mendoza North America Justin Mendoza

FDA Has Neglected Clinical Trial Transparency — Plus $45 Billion in Fines

The FDA recently requested $7.2 billion for its 2024 budget -- an increase of $372 million from 2023. However, missing from that request is urgently-needed support for FDA enforcement of clinical trial transparency, despite thousands (and counting) of trials not reporting results as required by law.

Opinion piece in MedPage Today by Megan Curtin, Navya Dasari, and Justin Mendoza, MPH

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Eli Lilly & Co. Price Drop
North America Justin Mendoza North America Justin Mendoza

Eli Lilly & Co. Price Drop

Washington, DC - Following the announcement that Eli Lilly & Co. will be lowering the price and costs of insulin for consumers, Universities Allied for Essential Medicines (UAEM) issued the following statement.

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UAEM North America Pressures U.S. FDA for Clinical Trial Transparency
North America Justin Mendoza North America Justin Mendoza

UAEM North America Pressures U.S. FDA for Clinical Trial Transparency

Universities Allied for Essential Medicines (UAEM) North America, with assistance from Columbia Law School’s Science, Health and Information Clinic (SHIC), filed a citizen petition at the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) on February 27th to urge the agency to improve enforcement of clinical trial transparency. Transparency laws require public access to studies on drugs and medical devices, benefitting patients and researchers, but FDA has underenforced the law, keeping potentially life-saving data from the public.

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